Amaara’s Child of Venus Tops the Echoes Top 25 for July, followed by BT, Balmorhea, Robert Rich, Sigur Rós, and 20 more great artists that make Echoes your go-to for chill and the new.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 July: Amaara at the Top
Tag: Avant-garde
Coming Up
Monday, Aug 7, 2023 – SUSS Reborn: The Echoes Interview
The Ambient Country band SUSS struggles with loss and finds a way to be reborn. After co-founding member Gary Lieb died, they had to reevaluate not only their existence, but their sound.
Coming Up
Weekend, Aug 5-6, 2023 – Penguin Cafe & Sinead O’Connor
The August CD of the Month is Rain Before Seven by Penguin Café, the successor to The Penguin Café Orchestra launched in 1976 on Brian Eno’s Obscure Label. The music continues to be one-of-a-kind.
Playlists
Weekend, July 15-16, 2023 – Programs 2328A & 2328B
The artist known as BT is a polymath who gets into the code of his music. He has a new album, The Secret Language of Trees, and although it’s forest inspired, it’s not a pastoral romp.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: BT’s Nature in Wires
Playlists
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 – Echoes Program 2328B
We remember a pioneer of electronic music, Swedish composer Ralph Lundsten. He began recording as an avant-gardist in the 60s before discovering a more metaphorical language for his music.
Reviews & Commentary
Ralph Lundsten R.I.P. 1936-2023
Swedish electronic pioneer Ralph Lundsten was a sonic explorer who produced over 80 albums, invented instruments and his own idiosyncratic personality. He left the planet on July 5, 2023.
Playlists
Monday, July 10, 2023 – Echoes Program 2328A
The artist known as BT is a polymath who gets into the code of his music. He has a new album, The Secret Language of Trees, and although it’s forest inspired, it’s not a pastoral romp.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 June: Robert Rich at the Top
Robert Rich’s Travelers’ Cloth Tops the Echoes Top 25 for June, followed by Tom Caufield, Nashville Ambient Ensemble, and 22 more great artists.
Coming Up
Weekend, July 15-16, 2023 – BT & Ralph Lundsten
Two generations of electronic composers. The artist known as BT talks about his album, The Secret Language of trees and we remember Swedish electronic pianoeer, Ralph Lundsten Lundsten.